Thankfulness: Halloween Soup

November is the time I take every year to write about what I’m thankful for. Somethings are serious, some funny and some completely irrelevant, but they all are things that make my life better.

Do you guys have a food that’s special because it’s something you only get once in a while? For example, when I’m in the office, one of my coworkers hands out one chocolate covered coffee bean to each person around 3 pm. I *love* that bean- I live for that bean some afternoons. Sure, I could easily get my own beans, but then they aren’t as special, they don’t mean as much.

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Not to brag or anything, but we have the best Halloween traditions. One of our favorite friends live in the city and they let all us country folks to come their house, have dinner, ransack their neighborhood for candy and then come back for more fun at their house. It’s truly one of my favorite nights of the year thanks to this incredible group of people, our parents and our kids, all 13 of them.

The pumpkin soup we have on Halloween is like that for me. Sure, I could make it- but if I did, then I wouldn’t look forward to it as much as I do every year. I don’t even like pumpkin, but this soup? This soup is to die for. And on a cold, windy Halloween there is nothing else I’m as thankful for. Without further ado…

Pumpkin Rosemary Soup

For the SoupFor the Croutons

olive oil (2 tablespoons) · sourdough bread (4 cups cubed)

bacon (12 slices) · olive oil (1/4 cup)

fresh rosemary (4 sprigs) · parmesan (1/2 cup grated)

butter (2 tablespoons) · ground black pepper

minced garlic (3 cloves)

white onion (1 medium)

salt & pepper

pumpkin puree (29 oz can)

chicken broth (5 cups)

heavy cream (1 cup)

Directions for Bacon/Rosemary

Add olive oil to large skillet or griddle

Add bacon and cook for 5-6 minutes on first side

Turn bacon and add rosemary sprigs; cook for 4-5 minutes more until crispy

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I am the lucky mom to two kids. Scorch is my baseball obsessed 9 year old son and Bean is my crazy, loving 7 year old little girl. I'm happily married to the Hubs. We live in the middle of nowhere with two cats and one certifiably crazy dog.